St. Mary of the Woods is a community in Vigo County, Indiana, home to about 959 people across 1.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 47876, and parts of 47885 are in St. Mary of the Woods too.
Homes sold for a median of $121 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in St. Mary of the Woods
Part is in St. Mary of the Woods, part in West Terre Haute and Tecumseh
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside St. Mary of the Woods. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Indianapolis International Airport (IND)64 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)57 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Indianapolis, IN73 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL162 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of St. Mary of the Woods; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
St. Mary of the Woods had 767 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2010.
It’s the 349th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Vigo County grew from 62,035 residents in 1900 to 106,153 in 2020.
Vigo County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 44.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Terre Haute Indiana State, IN weather station (4 miles away).
41,318 jobs at 2,473 businesses in Vigo County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in St. Mary of the Woods.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with West Terre Haute, Tecumseh, New Goshen, Toad Hop, Dresser and Shepardsville.
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